Objective: To evaluate arterial oxygenation during the first 4 postoperative hours in dogs administered different fractions of inspired oxygen (FIO2) during general anesthesia with mechanical ventilation. Study design: Prospective, randomized clinical trial. Animals: A total of 20 healthy female ...

Arterial blood gas analysis is an important diagnostic and monitoring tool for respiratory abnormalities. In human medicine, lung complications often occur as a result of liver disease. Although pulmonary complications of liver disease have not been reported in dogs, we have frequently encountered ...

Canine bronchomalacia (CBM) is a structural airway disease leading to chronic cough and intermittent respiratory distress, primarily affecting elderly dogs of small breeds. Results of blood gas analysis have been reported in dogs with several diseases, but not yet in those with CBM. Eleven dogs...

When anaesthesia for a caesarean section of a bitch is required, the goal is to execute it as safely as possible for both the dam and the puppies. Pregnancy causes several physiological changes, many of which are significant from the anaesthetist's point of view. Pregnant dogs are predisposed to a...

The success of immediate adaptation to extrauterine life depends on appropriate lung function. In human neonatology, it is established that elective cesarean section increases the risk of respiratory distress as a result of reduced pulmonary fluid reabsorption. In this context, this study aimed to...

The pharmacological effects of the anesthetic alfaxalone were evaluated after intramuscular (IM) administration to 6 healthy beagle dogs. The dogs received three IM doses each of alfaxalone at increasing dose rates of 5 mg/kg (IM5), 7.5 mg/kg (IM7.5) and 10 mg/kg (IM10) every other day. Anesthetic...

Canine ehrlichiosis is a tick borne rickettsial infection that affects dogs worldwide. The objective of this study was to explore the involvement of Ehrlichia canis in the fatal acute respiratory distress observed in 23 pups; mainly purebred and mixed German shepherds, and Labrador retrievers, aged ...